globe thistle


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globe thistle

n.
Any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Echinops in the composite family, having bipinnately dissected leaves with prickly margins and dense, bluish, globose flower heads.
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Noun1.globe thistle - any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowersglobe thistle - any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers
Echinops, genus Echinops - genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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